After trailing 6-2 at halftime, No. 5 UMass (4-1) pulled within one goal twice, but couldn't get over the hump as it suffered its first loss of the season.

Connor Mooney's second goal of the game brought the Minutemen within one (8-7) with 10:04 remaining, but Joe Resetartis (3 goals) scored with 7:38 left to put Albany back up by two. Ryan Hantverk (2 goals) scored for UMass with 30.2 seconds left to cut the deficit to 9-8.

Greg Rushing won the ensuing faceoff for UMass, but Albany (2-1) goalie Edmund Cathers (17 saves) made his final save on a shot by Mike Fetterly with just seconds remaining.

Art Kell scored two goals for UMass, Will Manny handed out three assists and Tim McCormack made 10 saves in net.